During 1933 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was making preparations to make a barnstorming tour of New Zealand with his Fokker F.VII/3m VH-USU Southern Cross and a new aircraft which had been designed to his specifications by Wing Command L J Wackett.

In 1959 Continental Copters Inc of Fort Worth, Texas obtained a number of Bell 47G-2 helicopters and proceeded to convert them to operate as single-seat agricultural aircraft and the conversion became known as the El Tomcat, produced over a number of years in some numbers for agricultural work.

The prototype of the Cri Cri series, known as the MC-10, was flown for the first time on 19 July 1973 powered by two 136-cc Rowena 6507J single-cylinder two-stroke engines, and was claimed to be the “smallest twin-engine aeroplane flying” and “the only aircraft able to lift a useful load

The prototype of the Convair series of commercial airliners, the Model 110 (NX90653) was flown for the first time on 8 July 1946 at San Diego, being aimed at the market after World War II for the replacement of the DC-3.

The Cri Cri is a cantilever low-wing single-seat monoplane designed and produced in France which has been built by amateur builders around the world and is usually fitted with two JPX PUL 212 piston engines which provide 11-kw (15-hp), one fitted to each of the wings in tractor configuration.

Following the widespread success of the CV-240 series, the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation of San Diego, California moved on to the development of the CV-340 series. Initially known as the CV-240A, the prototype (N3401) first flew on 5 October 1951, certification being obtained on 27 March 1952.

The skimmer was a successful foray into the production of an amphibian for private use by the Colonial Aircraft Corp.

Following the success of the earlier CV-240 and CV-340 models, Convair chose to continue refine the series, despite the inroads then being made into the airline market by the Rolls Royce Dart powered Vickers Viscount.

Colyaer SL has been building light sport aircraft for some years, the first aircraft produced being the Martin, which was fully certified and was a two-seater with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, this model becoming available in 1999 and in its later form was known as the Martin 3.

A successful series of airliners produced in the 1950s was the Convair CV-240, CV-340 and CV-440 series, a number of which saw service with airlines in Australia, and two were operated by the RAAF VIP flight.

Colyaer SL, [construcciones Ligeras y Aeronauticas S.L.] has been building light sport aircraft for some years, the first aircraft produced being the Martin, for which three prototypes were built, one of which was fully certified and was a two-seater with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, this model becoming available in 1999

The Adventurer is a single-engine two-seat light sporting high-wing monoplane built in New Zealand by Mr Bruce Cooke.

The CubFlyer was designed by Malcolm Savill of Classic Aviation Designs in Hamilton, NZ. The idea was to have students at the Otamatea High School build an aircraft and in 2002 work commenced on the construction of a Light Miniature Aircraft LM-5X-W and this aircraft was completed on 9 April

Don Juan de le Cierva, the Spanish inventor of the first practical rotating wing, worked for many years on the development of autogyros his work only ceasing with his tragic death in an air crash in 1936.

Due to the interest in 1930’s vintage aircraft, and the lack of an adequate supply of survivors, a replica of the 1930s era Waco YMF biplane has been developed and built by the Classic Aircraft Corp at Battle Creek, Lansing, Michigan.

Following upon the success of the C.19 series, development continued. In 1932 the Pitcairn Autogyro Company in the USA developed a satisfactory method of starting the rotor with a clutch and engine-drive mechanism, and this system was incorporated in the C-19 Mk IV.

The Jenny is a two-thirds scale (67%) replica of the Curtiss JN4D Jenny of the 1920s and is a single-seat ultra light of biplane configuration. Although the design appears to have a second cockpit, this is non functional. The airframe is gusset riveted aluminium tubing with dacron covering.

Circa Reproductions in Canada is a company which produces plans to build 87-percent scale World War I aircraft, the aircraft design being produced by Graham Lee of Lamont, Alberta. Leading Edge Air Foils, based at Peyton in Colorado for a time provided construction kits for the designs.

The Fred was designed by Eric Clutton in the United Kingdom as a single-seat light parasol-wing aircraft for amateur construction. The name “Fred” stands for “flying runabout, experimental design”.

Circa Reproductions in Canada is a company which produces plans to build 87-percent scale World War I aircraft, the aircraft design being produced by Graham Lee of Lamont, Alberta.

The Cozy was designed by Nathan Puffer in 1980 as a two-seat side-by-side development of the Rutan Long Ez, the first flight of the type taking place on 19 July 1982.

On 24 February 2015 Cirrus Aircraft launched a variant of the SR22 specifically tailored to Australian conditions. Called the Australis the first example of the aircraft (N318KK) flew into Australia in mid-February 2015 and was placed on display at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon.

This is one of a number of very-light private jet aircraft offered on the world market and is a seven-seat composite design with a single Williams FJ33-4 turbofan mounted above the cabin and exhausting between the V-shaped tail.

Design of the Mini Coupe commenced in 1968, the first flight of the prototype taking place in September 1971. In June the following year it received its US FAA Certification in the Experimental Category and the designers in Hillsboro, Oregon subsequently began the sale of kits of components and materials,

The Cirrus SR-20 was developed by the Cirrus Design Corporation in Minnesota and is a all-composite design with a fixed undercarriage seating four with a 149-kw (200-hp) Teledyne Continental IO-360 engine and is manufactured at the company’s facility at Grand forks, North Dakota.

Designed by R C Christophorides, the CH-3 and CH-4 series of light sporting aircraft was initially developed at Heston, UK, by the Chrislea Aircraft Co Ltd. The series was a development of the Chrislea LC-1 Airguard (G-AFIN) produced prior to World War II.

Following the success of the SR-20 series, Cirrus developed the larger and more powerful SR-22 series, the first of which was shown at the United States Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association meeting in Florida in 2000.

Chrislea commenced construction of its CH-3 Ace (G-AKFD), designed by R C Christophorides, at Heston in 1946, this initially being a high-wing cabin monoplane with a single fin and rudder and a tricycle undercarriage, having an unusual control system with a single wheel on a universal joint replacing the conventional

The Skybaby is a single-seat parasol wing homebuilt aircraft which was designed by the Clancy Brothers (William, Jack and Alan) at Rosebery in Sydney.

The Eagle is a high-performance biplane produced in kit form by Christen Industries Inc of Afton in Wyoming, USA. Designed for advanced aerobatic training and comfortable cross-country flying, it is also able to meet the requirements of competition standard aerobatics, having a maximum roll rate of 204 degrees per second,

The Cadi, as it was initially known, was a light aircraft designed in about 1994 in Canada by Jean Eudes Polvin. In 1998 a company, Canadian Light Aircraft Sales & Service (CLASS) was formed in Quebec and obtained manufacturing rights to the aircraft, the name being changed to BushCaddy.

The Husky is a development of the Piper Super Cub produced by Aviat Inc of Wyoming, USA. Designed to FAR 23 standards, and certified in 1987, it is powered by a 134-kw (180-hp) Lycoming engine driving a constant speed propeller, this giving superior performance to that previously available with the

The Cessna 560 Citation series was introduced to the Cessna range at the BBAA convention in New Orleans in 1987, theprototype Citation V (N560CC) flying in August that year. The largest of the straight wing members of the Citation series, it has been produced in three models, the Citation

Affectionately known as the Bamboo Bomber, cloth moth, and double breasted Stearman, the Cessna Bobcat, known as the Crane in RCAF service, was built by the Cessna Aircraft Company at Wichita, Kansas, some 5,402 examples being completed.

Continued development by Cessna produced the Citation II, which was larger, faster, climbed more quickly, cruised at higher altitudes, and ranged further than earlier Citation models.

The Streak and Shadow light aircraft were produced by the Cook Flying Machine Company (CFM) in the United Kingdom and have been a sales success, with examples sold to more than 36 countries around the world, including New Zealand and Australia.

Although receiving the designation “Citation” in the Cessna corporate jet series, the Citation II was a completely new design which had no commonality with the earlier series,

The Hawk series of light aircraft was designed by CGS Aviation Inc of Broadview Heights, Ohio, formerly Chuck’s Glider Supplies, the first machine being made available in 1980, as a single-seat light sporting aircraft which could be made available in kit form.

The Cessna Sovereign was designed as a mid-size corporate business aircraft aimed at replacing aircraft such as the Falcon 10, Westwind and Sabreliner in the market.

The Champion series of aircraft was introduced in 1946 by the Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation and subsequently it and a number of other manufacturers developed the design in various models, with various power plants.